Speaker Silver Probe Offers Glimpse of Work by Firms That Challenge Property Taxes

Law Firm Linked to Silver Handles Over 1,000 Tax Appeals a Year Before NYC Commission

By

Josh Barbanel

Dec. 30, 2014 9:49 pm ET

The investigation into New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s income sheds a rare spotlight on a small group of lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments in New York City’s complex property tax system.

Goldberg & Iryami PC, the two-lawyer Manhattan firm linked to Mr. Silver in the federal probe, handles more than 1,000 tax appeals each year before the New York City Tax Commission, according to Glenn Newman, president of the commission.